🌱 Spencer opens downtown lamp posts to Christmas creativity

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In today's newsletter:

• Spencer opens downtown lamp posts to Christmas creativity
• Roane County gains a new opening to attract private investors

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, showers; cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 38.
• Friday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 42 and low of 31 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Spencer announces downtown lamp post decorating contest (wvnews.com) — Spencer businesses, schools and community groups can claim one of 24 downtown lamp posts for a free Christmas decorating contest. Decorations must be up by Dec. 1, with judging Dec. 4 and prizes ranging from $100 to $200 for the top three entries. Groups can sign up through the City of Spencer WV Facebook page.
   

• Roane County officials say Opportunity Zone will attract private investment (wvnews.com) — A Roane County tract encompassing Walton, Gandeeville and surrounding communities has secured federal Opportunity Zone status, offering tax incentives to attract private investment starting Jan. 1. Officials say the designation could draw developers, but it guarantees no funding. Separately, the county development authority is working with Spencer on small-business resilience and disaster preparedness.
   

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📸 Around Spencer

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spencer

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• November 14, 2026 →
  Roane High School, 1 Raider Way, Spencer
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Discovery Day Camp: Mystery at the Museum
  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences
  9:00 am
• John Brawley Post 20, The American Legion 85th Charleston Veteran'
  Haddad Riverfront Park
  11:00 am

Thursday November 12

• WVSSAC Volleyball Championships
  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
• West Virginia International Film Festival
  Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema
• Repro Road Trip: Lewisburg →
  WV Free, 1114 Quarrier St, Charleston
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• 2026 Mountain State Cup
  Shawnee Sports Complex
  8:00 am
• Light the Night
  GoMart Ballpark
  5:00 pm
• Repro Road Trip: Shepherdstown →
  WV Free, 1114 Quarrier St, Charleston
  5:30 pm
• Youth Game Night
  Martin Luther King Jr Community Center
  6:00 pm
• Ballet on Broadway
  WV Culture Center & State Museum, Theatre
  7:00 pm
• Community Dance - circles, squares, contras
  Kanawha United Prebyterian Church, Gymnasium
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Basecamp Fitness posted a job opening for Part Time Cleaning Staff - Ripley in Ripley. Apply here.
• Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. posted a job opening for Transportation Clerk in Ravenswood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spencer here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ripley

• ‘What I'm feeling goes far beyond anger,' Ripley mother speaks out after former teacher's arrest (wowktv.com)
• W.Va. delegate to propose ban on direct educator-student texts after teacher cases (wchstv.com)
• Ripley Middle School football squad closes out at 4-3 (wvnews.com)

Ravenswood

• Church and Southern are this week's Graham-Simon/ WV News Athletes of the Week (wvnews.com)

Elkview

• West Virginia high school football: WVSSAC first round playoff schedule, live broadcasts, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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